Hi Ross,
Here's what the web site of the Academy of Natural Science, in Philadelphia
(http://erato.acnatsci.org/wasp/search.php/7643), has to say about Conus clarki:
Conus clarki now called Conus armiger Crosse, 1858
Conus armiger Crosse, 1858
Range: 30.05°N to 6°N; 96.67°W to 57°W
Depth: 35 to 227 m (live 53 to 53 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm
Synonymy
Conus crenulatus Kiener, 1845
Conus armiger Crosse, 1858
Conus clarki Rehder & Abbott, 1951
Conus frisbeyae Clench & Pulley, 1952
Details
Conus armiger Crosse, 1858,
Range: 30°N to 6°N; 94°W to 57°W
Depth: 40 to 165 m
Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; USA: Alabama, Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Yucatan
Peninsula; Colombia, Barbados, Surinam
References: Walls (1979) {D}dNSEWM; Sunderland (1990b) D
Combining Genera: Conasprella
Conus clarki Rehder & Abbott, 1951a, p. 22, figs. 1-6
Type Locality: 50 miles SSW of Marsh Island, Iberia County, Louisiana, 28°27.0'N, 92°14.0'W, 29
fathoms
Range: 30.05°N to 18.72°N; 96.67°W to 86.8°W
Depth: 35 to 227 m (live 53 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 36 mm
Distribution: USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Tabasco
Combining Genera: Conasprella
References: Rehder & Abbott (1951a) LlM; CLench (1953b); Bullis (1956b) DdNSEW
Combining Genera: Conasprella
Conus crenulatus Kiener, 1845b, p. [Kiener 1850, pp. 355-356], pl. 109, fig. 1 [Objective Synonym
of valid name]
Type Locality: Unknown
Maximum Reported Size: 32 mm
References: Kiener (1850) M
Comments: Non Deshayes, 1835
Conus frisbeyae Clench & Pulley, 1952, p. 59, pl. A, fig. 1
Type Locality: Campeche Banks, Yucatan, Mexico, 23 fathoms
Range: 20°N to 23°N; 87°W to 92°W
Depth: 42 m
Maximum Reported Size: 32.5 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Campeche Bank
Combining Genera: Conasprella
References: Clench & Pulley (1952) DdNSEWM
Combining Genera: Conasprella
Partial List of References
Clench, W. J. and T. E. Pulley. 1952. Notes on some marine shells from the Gulf of Mexico with a
description of a new species of Conus Texas Journal of Science 4 59-61. [Stated date: 30 Mar
1952.]
Kiener, L. C. 1845. Genre Cone. (Conus, Lin.) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles
Vivantes 2 pls. 1-111.
Rehder, H. A. and R. T. Abbott. 1951. Two new Recent cone shells from the Western Atlantic
(Conidae) Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41 22-24. [Stated date: 15 Jan 1951.]
Hope this helps. :)
Best wishes,
Tim
P.S. Has my package of shells for you arrived yet? Probably not, as it's only been 10 days (only
supposed to take 4 to 7 days).
Timothy J. Blackwood
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